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Tuesday, 30 September 2008

Intermediate Level Revision: Pronunciation of -ed

1. Classify the following verbs according to their pronunciation in the past simple tense, that is, /d/, /t/ or /id/. There are ten answers for each column.

allowed - asked - cracked - cried - damaged - decided - encouraged - ended - flooded - guessed - included - jailed - killed - landed - loved - missed - mixed - pasted - relaxed - repeated - shaved - slipped - stopped - tasted - visited - wasted - washed - watched - welcomed - yawned

2. Complete the rules for the pronunciation of regular verbs in the past.

a. When the regular verb ends in a vowel sound or voiced consonant sound, the -ed ending is pronounced /_____ /.

b. When the regular verb ends in an unvoiced consonant sound, the -ed ending is pronounced /_____ /.

c. The -ed ending is pronounced /id/ when the verb ends in the consonant sounds _____ and _____ .


In case you need more practice with regular verbs, have a look at this website if you want to test yourself. Remember, try to read out the verbs to practice your own pronunciation as you progress with the exercise:

http://club.telepolis.com/phonetics/afoneticedd.html

1 comment:

Teacher: Sergio said...

KEY:

1.

allowed /d/
asked /t/
cracked /t/
cried /d/
damaged /d/
decided /id/
encouraged /d/
ended /id/
flooded /id/
guessed /t/
included /id/
jailed /d/
killed /d/
landed /id/
loved /d/
missed /t/
mixed /t/
pasted /id/
relaxed /t/
repeated /id/
shaved /d/
slipped /t/
stopped /t/
tasted /id/
visited /id/
wasted /id/
washed /t/
watched /t/
welcomed /d/
yawned /d/

2.

a. When the regular verb ends in a vowel sound or voiced consonant sound, the -ed ending is pronounced /_d____ /.

b. When the regular verb ends in an unvoiced consonant sound, the -ed ending is pronounced /_t_ /.

c. The -ed ending is pronounced /id/ when the verb ends in the consonant sounds _d_ and _t____ .